Better Questions for Brighter Futures

The AXiLe® Constructive Modelling Paradigm is a knowledge integration system that makes it faster and easier for people to find and use information to make evidence-driven decisions across many domains. Three core components of this Paradigm are:
1. A consistent way of mapping between different knowledge domains – the SmartMatter Framework®.
2. An Open Knowledge Reference Model (OKRM) that anchors a library of Open Reference Patterns (ORP) and can be used to benchmark the performance of any conceptual model in the global knowledgebase.
3. The AXiLe® Natural Pattern Language – a controlled vocabulary of brevity codes that can be used to align any domain-specific ontology.
These foundational components can help build the risk-aware critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to achieve global sustainability. The capability system for delivering ongoing sustainability is envisaged as a person-centric Worldwide Mosaic Web where everyone is empowered by easier access to better-organised information.

In this unprecedented moonshot project, risk management is key. But every risk management strategy must begin with a risk identification step that is limited by pre-existing knowledge and discoveries. This step can act as a constraining factor – hampering the end-to-end and cross-domain systems thinking needed to ask better-informed questions. All too often the end-result is some kind of tangible harm, such as the failure of many government-sponsored projects and innovation initiatives.

One way to surface risks on complex projects is to integrate regular “premortem” events into the project risk management strategy. At these meetings, the project is assumed to have already failed, and the attendees must ask “Why did this happen?”. The strength of the approach lies in the power of human imagination focused by the retrospective context of the question.
As part of this challenge, you are requested to perform a minimum of two premortems – the first on the Design for the Mosaic Web Initiative, and the second on a GovHack-appropriate project of your own choice.

You should deliver a separate premortem report package for each project, and a summary report package that captures shared themes, differentiating factors, and ideas for broader-based improvements (these may include ideas based on actual problems that your team encountered during your GovHack 2025 project).
The goals of this Challenge are:
1. To encourage people to consider ongoing proactive risk management
2. To obtain feedback about the Modelling Paradigm that will help set the direction of future research and development work
3. To solidify one or more real-world use cases that can serve as demonstrations of concept.

Please follow the link to the document repository to learn more about the Modelling Paradigm and the Mosaic Web Design. There are documents to study, tips for planning your work, some quickstart ideas just in case you need inspiration, and templated guidance for the requested deliverables.
Please see the Challenge video for an example of premortem storytelling.